Australia officially on La Niña alert
The BoM has officially placed Australia on a La Niña watch, less than a month after El Niño was officially declared over. “There are some early signs that a La Niña might form in the Pacific Ocean later in...
Can auroras affect aviation?
Auroras lit up the skies on the weekend amid one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in years, but did this display impact businesses? The spectacular exhibit was the aurora borealis/australis or northern and southern lights seen in both hemispheres....
May day heat record to tumble in Perth
Perth is about to obliterate its record for the longest run of days above 25°C in May as the city experiences an unusual run of late-season warmth. A lack of strong cold fronts and frequent easterly winds have been...
Welcome wet weather in parched western Tasmania this week
Some much-needed rain will fall across western Tasmania this week, soaking parts of the state that have been running more than 200 mm below their average rainfall over the last six months. Rainfall has been lacking in western parts...
More rain and storms for WA
Days of rain and thunder are on the cards for some western and central parts of WA, with the potential for some decent falls in the region. The map below shows showers and thunderstorms approaching the Gascoyne and Upper...
Sydney’s cloudiest start to May on record
The end is in sight to the relentless soaking and cloud on parts of the New South Wales coast, with a period of much drier weather ahead. During the first 12 days of May, Sydney recorded an average of...
Eastern soaking underway with two months’ rain in western NSW
Parts of Western NSW, Qld and Vic have seen double their average May rainfall in the last 24 hours, with rainfall set to continue Friday before focusing on the east on the weekend. The rain is being generated by...
Freezing ocean temps cold comfort for South Australians
No South Australian needs to be told that it has been desperately dry in recent months across most of the state, and especially in southern parts. “Adelaide is so dry my lawn is like brown dry paper that crunches...
